Bike Counts have decreased since 1973, but the Traffic Planner is forcing ................
Bikes.
This is a picture looking North-easterly down Anapamu Street to the entrance of Santa Barbara High School at 7:45 AM on 27 October 2008. The backup ran past Olive Street to Laguna St.
Notice the huge lack of bicycles.
Now we have great comparisons of school rush hour, 20 minutes or so before the school rush, and pictures after the school rush. Almost zero bike use and devastating congestion because of the bulbouts and the islands put in the entrance to SB High School. According to local residents, it was never that bad before the entrance was changed.
This is a picture looking back to Olive St. - 27 October 2008, at 7:45 AM. The backup ran past Olive Street to Laguna St.
Notice the huge lack of bicycles. The creation of this backup is a CEQA VIOLATION! Intentional creation of obstructions that then create air, noise, and environment degradation.
Now we have great comparisons of school rush hour, 20 minutes or so before the school rush, and pictures after the school rush. Almost zero bike use and devastating congestion because of the bulbouts and the islands put in the entrance to SB High School. Frequent commuters know that it was never that bad before the entrance was changed by the City.
This is a picture looking south on State St. at Constance approximately 5:20 PM mid week. This should be the best time for bike use since it was a beautiful day 23 Oct.
Notice the huge lack of bicycles during rush hour traffic.
This is a picture looking down to entrance of Santa Barbara High School 27 October 2008, at 7:45 AM. The backup ran past Olive Street to Laguna St.
Notice the huge lack of bicycles.
Now we have great comparisons of school rush hour, 20 minutes or so before the school rush, and pictures after the school rush. Almost zero bike use and devastating congestion because of the bulbouts and the islands put in the entrance to SB High School. It was never that bad before the entrance was changed.
This is a picture looking down away from Constance
Notice the huge lack of bicycles.
Ok what I have tried to do with the pictures is create a snap shot of traffic in downtown, and out on the two most important bike routes on the north side of the city.
We have morning pictures, noon time pictures and evening pictures.
State and La Cumbre ~4:45 PM
Part of the issue of timing for bikes is manual laborers
the Mexicans that work
manual labor
and those that get off at 4:30 in the afternoon. 27 October 2008
Pueblo and the Bike Coalition have been very strong in that emphasis. Ok...here we are after 4:30 but before the 5:00 quitting time for most white color
white collar?
workers.
Where are the bicyclists?
Looking west on State Street.
State and La Cumbre looking east
Looking east at the same time ~4:45 PM zero bikes. Today Monday 27 October 2008.
Looking North on La Cumbre
I wanted for a few minutes to be able to get a bike rider. He is in the shadows by the drive entrance to Spectrum Fitness Center.
27 October 2008....beautiful weather for bike riding.
Looking south on La Cumbre
This is looking south on La Cumbre road. About 5:00 PM on 27 October 2007
See the cars backed up waiting for the light to change. See the zero number of bike riders. (Kind of sounds like a nursery rhyme)
De la Vina at 5:25 PM cross of Alamar
De la Vina looking north from Alamar
Oct 24?
De la Vina north of shopping center 5:30 PM
Look out the bikers!
Looking North De la Vina 5:30
img= Oct. 23?, email= Oct. 24?
De la Vina across from surgical center
Looking south to catch the huge number of cars on the street (mostly for Trader Joe's) and the full parking lot.
De la Vina across from surgical center looking north
Again looking north across from the surgical center on De la Vina. Notice both the lack of bikes and pedestrians. Beautiful evening approximately 75 degrees.
This is a picture looking North-easterly down Anapamu Street to the entrance of Santa Barbara High School at 7:45 AM on 27 October 2008. The backup ran past Olive Street to Laguna St.
Notice the huge lack of bicycles.
Now we have great comparisons of school rush hour, 20 minutes or so before the school rush, and pictures after the school rush. Almost zero bike use and devastating congestion because of the bulbouts and the islands put in the entrance to SB High School. According to local residents, it was never that bad before the entrance was changed.
This is a picture looking back to Olive St. - 27 October 2008, at 7:45 AM. The backup ran past Olive Street to Laguna St.
Notice the huge lack of bicycles. The creation of this backup is a CEQA VIOLATION! Intentional creation of obstructions that then create air, noise, and environment degradation.
Now we have great comparisons of school rush hour, 20 minutes or so before the school rush, and pictures after the school rush. Almost zero bike use and devastating congestion because of the bulbouts and the islands put in the entrance to SB High School. Frequent commuters know that it was never that bad before the entrance was changed by the City.
This is a picture looking south on State St. at Constance approximately 5:20 PM mid week. This should be the best time for bike use since it was a beautiful day 23 Oct.
Notice the huge lack of bicycles during rush hour traffic.
This is a picture looking down to entrance of Santa Barbara High School 27 October 2008, at 7:45 AM. The backup ran past Olive Street to Laguna St.
Notice the huge lack of bicycles.
Now we have great comparisons of school rush hour, 20 minutes or so before the school rush, and pictures after the school rush. Almost zero bike use and devastating congestion because of the bulbouts and the islands put in the entrance to SB High School. It was never that bad before the entrance was changed.
This is a picture looking down away from Constance
Notice the huge lack of bicycles.
Ok what I have tried to do with the pictures is create a snap shot of traffic in downtown, and out on the two most important bike routes on the north side of the city.
We have morning pictures, noon time pictures and evening pictures.
State and La Cumbre ~4:45 PM
Part of the issue of timing for bikes is manual laborers
the Mexicans that work
manual labor
and those that get off at 4:30 in the afternoon. 27 October 2008
Pueblo and the Bike Coalition have been very strong in that emphasis. Ok...here we are after 4:30 but before the 5:00 quitting time for most white color
white collar?
workers.
Where are the bicyclists?
Looking west on State Street.
State and La Cumbre looking east
Looking east at the same time ~4:45 PM zero bikes. Today Monday 27 October 2008.
Looking North on La Cumbre
I wanted for a few minutes to be able to get a bike rider. He is in the shadows by the drive entrance to Spectrum Fitness Center.
27 October 2008....beautiful weather for bike riding.
Looking south on La Cumbre
This is looking south on La Cumbre road. About 5:00 PM on 27 October 2007
See the cars backed up waiting for the light to change. See the zero number of bike riders. (Kind of sounds like a nursery rhyme)
De la Vina at 5:25 PM cross of Alamar
De la Vina looking north from Alamar
Oct 24?
De la Vina north of shopping center 5:30 PM
Look out the bikers!
Looking North De la Vina 5:30
img= Oct. 23?, email= Oct. 24?
De la Vina across from surgical center
Looking south to catch the huge number of cars on the street (mostly for Trader Joe's) and the full parking lot.
De la Vina across from surgical center looking north
Again looking north across from the surgical center on De la Vina. Notice both the lack of bikes and pedestrians. Beautiful evening approximately 75 degrees.
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